Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava is the mastermind behind the Brise Soleil. Not only did he design "the wings," but also the rest of the art museum's 2001 addition, aka the Quadracci Pavilion.

It stretches its wings up to the sky and encourages us to do the same. The Burke Brise Soleil, commonly known as the wings of the Milwaukee Art Museum, is a moveable sunscreen with a 217-foot ...

This art museum (known as MAM), is a showstopper thanks to its dramatic design. With its gleaming ... under the cantilevered wings of the Burke Brise Soleil – a moveable, wing-like sunscreen.